Table 1 |
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Demographic characteristics of study population. |
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| Demographic characteristics |
N (N total 2350) |
% |
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| Gender |
Male |
2065 |
88 |
| Female |
285 |
12 |
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| Age (yrs) |
mean (range) |
36 (19–63) |
- |
| Continent of birth |
African |
733 |
31 |
| European |
631 |
27 |
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| South American |
328 |
14 |
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| Asian |
301 |
13 |
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| North American |
174 |
8 |
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| Arabic |
102 |
4 |
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| Oceanian |
64 |
3 |
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| Country of birth |
Malaria endemic$ |
1392 |
60 |
| Malaria non endemic |
941 |
40 |
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| Working conditions |
Outdoor* |
1278 |
54 |
| Indoor |
1072 |
46 |
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| Work status |
Long term (>6 months) |
1122 |
48 |
| Rotator |
795 |
34 |
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| Visitor |
342 |
15 |
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| Other (e.g. spouse) |
91 |
4 |
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Percentages may not add up to exactly one hundred due to rounding off. $ Malaria endemic country according to the WHO (5). *Outdoor working conditions include working on a land rig or with seismic crew, off shore, on another field location or on a marine vessel. |
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Roukens et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:128 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-128 |
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